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Cadin Contr. Corp. v. A.D. Herman Constr. Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 15, 1993
198 A.D.2d 320 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

November 15, 1993

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Copertino, J.).


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

We agree with the Supreme Court that there is a question of fact as to whether the alleged oral contract contained a one-year guarantee against defects in workmanship that rendered the contract incapable of being performed in one year and thus unenforceable under General Obligations Law § 5-701 (see, Halpern v Shafran, 131 A.D.2d 434). Although the defendant presented unrefuted evidence that the plaintiff had received a copy of the portion of the prime contract that contained the job specifications, there was no evidence that the plaintiff had actual notice of the other provisions of the prime contract, specifically the section of the prime contract that contained its conditions, including the guarantee, and therefore whether that guarantee could have constituted a term of the oral contract.

We have considered the defendant's remaining contention and find it to be without merit. Thompson, J.P., Rosenblatt, Miller and Ritter, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Cadin Contr. Corp. v. A.D. Herman Constr. Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 15, 1993
198 A.D.2d 320 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

Cadin Contr. Corp. v. A.D. Herman Constr. Co.

Case Details

Full title:CADIN CONTRACTING CORPORATION, Respondent, v. A.D. HERMAN CONSTRUCTION…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Nov 15, 1993

Citations

198 A.D.2d 320 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
605 N.Y.S.2d 884

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